Delson is an off-island suburb ( South shore) of

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, Canada. It is situated 8 mi/13 km SSE of Montreal within the

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in the administrative region of

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. The population as of the

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was 8,328. On its small territory, Delson is crossed by Route 132 and the Turtle River (Rivière de la Tortue). The city owns a portion of the Champlain industrial park as well as the Delson

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station with service to and from Montreal on the

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History

The origin of the name Delson comes from the Delaware and Hudson Railway, now a subsidiary of the

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, which runs through the town. The

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(Exporail) occupies a large tract between Delson and Saint-Constant. Delson was founded in 1918 as a village municipality before obtaining its status of a city 21 February 1957. The village of Delson was created from three parishes: St Andrews (1924) of the

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and St David (1938) of the

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as well as Sainte-Thérèse-de-l'Enfant-Jésus (1932) of the

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faith.

Geography

The city lies along the south shore of the

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, south of the island of

Lakes & Rivers

The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries: *Rivière de la Tortue () – runs south to north through the center of Delson, emptying into the

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by

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, Delson had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Notable residents

Delson is the hometown of retired NHL goalie Marcel Cousineau.

References

External links

Official Site Ville de Delson (French only)Official Site AMTOfficial Site Canadian Railway Museum (Exporail)
at Delson/ Saint-Constant {{Authority control Cities and towns in Quebec Incorporated places in Roussillon Regional County Municipality Quebec populated places on the Saint Lawrence River Greater Montreal Delaware and Hudson Railway